Harrison County man indicted on illegal firearms charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – A Shinnston, West Virginia man was indicted by a federal grand jury of unlawful possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Steven Scott Nestor, age 34, was indicted on one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Nestor, having previously been convicted of a felony in Harrison County Circuit Court,  is accused of possessing a 9mm caliber pistol. The crime is alleged to have occurred in May 2017 in Harrison County, West Virginia. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating. 

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.